Stöckse
| Stöckse | ||
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  Stöckse | ||
Location of Stöckse within Nienburg/Weser district 
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| Coordinates: 52°38′09″N 09°20′19″E / 52.63583°N 9.33861°ECoordinates: 52°38′09″N 09°20′19″E / 52.63583°N 9.33861°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Nienburg/Weser | |
| Municipal assoc. | Steimbke | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dieter Vehrenkamp (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 38.57 km2 (14.89 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,343 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 31638 | |
| Dialling codes | 05026, 05021 (Führser Mühle) | |
| Vehicle registration | NI | |
Stöckse is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the forest "Krähe" between Langendamm and Steimbke.
Policy
Municipality Stöckse
The villages Stöckse and Wenden with district Lohe form the municipality (Gemeinde) Stöckse, part of collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) Steimbke.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Gemeinderat) Stöckse has 11 members elected and a mayor elected directly. Since the local elections on September 10, 2006, two parties and one selector's community (Wählergemeinschaft) represent it.
- CDU - 6 seats
- SPD - 2 seats
- WG Stöckse - 3 seats
Culture
Theatre
In Stöckse there is an open air theatre. The stage is situated in a short part of forest in the city of Stöckse and accommodates 700 visitors. The audience is amused with comedies and stories in Low German, and a children's theatre themed „children play for children“. Furthermore the open air theatre is a favoured arena for many special events different typed. Supra-regional known the in 1951 formated open air theatre is since 1986, since the foundation of the registered association and the der accession to the Verband Deutscher Freilichtbühnen (VDF).
Sightseeing
There is the Stöckser See, a small lake. Worth seeing is the Giebichenstein, a large erratic dating from the Ice Age and the cairns from Bronze Age.
